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Dylan Rupert
Saturday
, April 21
10:25am PDT
Beatie Wolfe’s The Art of Music — A Full Day of Storytelling Across Music, Art & Technology
Newstory Stage
David Birnbaum • Kerry Brown • Donick Cary • Phil Crowe • Dan Goods • Ross Harris • Domhnaill Hernon • Dre Koval • David Mason • David McIntyre • Hélène Muddiman • Linda Perry • Matthias Röder • Walter Werzowa • Allee Willis • Beatie Wolfe • Dean Zimmer
10:30am PDT
American Cultural Icons, Conversation 1011
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Elizabeth Taylor • Isaac Butler • Caroline Fraser • Dan Kois • Vanda Krefft
10:55am PDT
How Blockchain is Empowering Songwriters & Creators, with Classical Musicians Leading the Way
Newstory Stage
Hélène Muddiman • Matthias Röder
11:00am PDT
What You Need to Know to Travel the World: Tips from Times Experts
L.A. Times Central
Catharine Hamm • Anne Harnagel • Christopher Reynolds
Fiction: Coming of Age, Conversation 1021
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Mark Haskell Smith • Jonathan Evison • Chelsey Johnson • Jenny Zhang
Nonfiction: Looking at Other Places, Conversation 1111
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Alan Zarembo • Mark Bowden • Amy Wilentz • Matt Young • Jessica Yu
12:00pm PDT
Writing Great Lives, Conversation 1012
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Diane Smith • Andrea Barnet • Jonathan Eig • John A. Farrell • Adam Federman
The California Exception: Shaping America’s Future or Distant Outlier, Conversation 1142
Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10
William Deverell • William Randolph Hearst, III • Manuel Pastor • Narda Zacchino
Director Ross Harris on Filming With Elliott Smith, Beck and Handicapable "Drummer Wanted" Dean Zimmer
Newstory Stage
Ross Harris • Dean Zimmer
1:20pm PDT
We're Opinionated: A Conversation with the Times Editorial Board
L.A. Times Central
Nicholas Goldberg • Robert Greene • Carla Hall • Jon Healey
2:00pm PDT
Memoir: The Past is Never Past, Conversation 1023
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Daniel Hernandez • Alexandra Marzano-Lesnevich • Paisley Rekdal • Rob Roberge • Benjamin Taylor
2:30pm PDT
CANCELLED -- Janet Mock, Author of "Surpassing Certainty" in Conversation with Tre’vell Anderson --CANCELLED
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Tre'vell Anderson • Janet Mock
3:00pm PDT
Memory: How It Shapes You, Conversation 1094
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Dinah Lenney • Elizabeth Rosner • Alex Wagner • Amy Wallen
Singer-Songwriter Lucinda Williams in Conversation with The Grammy Museum’s Scott Goldman, and Special Performance, Conversation 1133
Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5
Scott Goldman • Lucinda Williams
Black Girl Magic, Conversation 1034
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
Rebecca Carroll • Glory Edim • Morgan Jerkins • Ijeoma Oluo
3:30pm PDT
California Living: Bohemian DIY, Conversation 1124
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Lisa Boone • Justina Blakeney • Mary Gray • Annette Goliti Gutierrez • Erica Tanov
Memoir: Becoming a Writer, Conversation 1024
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Michelle Franke • Alexander Chee • Samantha Dunn • Nell Scovell
Writing the West, Conversation 1114
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
William Deverell • Stephen G. Bloom • Bryan Mealer • Joshua Wheeler
Alison Clare Steingold, Author of "The L.A. Cookbook," with special guest Roxana Jullapat
Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6
Roxana Jullapat • Alison Clare Steingold
3:40pm PDT
How Social Justice Movements are Reshaping Hollywood
L.A. Times Central
Mary McNamara • Tre'vell Anderson • Jessica Gelt
4:00pm PDT
Junot Diaz, Author of "Islandborn" **
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Junot Diaz
Producers Kerry Brown (The Smashing Pumpkins) & Linda Perry (Gwen Stefani) Present We Are Hear
Newstory Stage
Kerry Brown • Linda Perry
Sunday
, April 22
10:30am PDT
Junot Diaz in Conversation with Carolina Miranda ,** Conversation 2061
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Carolina Miranda • Junot Diaz
Freaks, Geeks, & Awkward Weirdos: Teen Angst Storytelling from The Wonder Years to The Mortified Guide, Conversation 2151
School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by Newstory
Ben Blacker • Gina Fattore • Lauren Iungerich • Dave Nadelberg
11:00am PDT
Memoir: The Unexpected Hard Stuff, Conversation 2021
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Samantha Dunn • Sandy Allen • Michael Ausiello • Meaghan O'Connell
12:00pm PDT
Badass Women Changing Culture, Conversation 2052
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
Lorraine Ali • Carina Chocano • Michelle Dean • Joy Press
The Evolution of Mexican Food in Los Angeles, Conversation 2142
Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10
Sarah Portnoy • Wes Avila • Bill Esparza
1:30pm PDT
Creative Activism: Filmmakers that Ignite Action and Social Awareness, Presented by Creative Visions, Conversation 2153
School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by Newstory
Isabella Alexander • Kathy Eldon • Megha Kadakia • Florencia Krochik • Emily Rose Laochua
3:00pm PDT
The Entertainment Industry: Behind the Scenes, Conversation 2094
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
M.G. Lord • Ben Fritz • Amy Kaufman • Gerrick Kennedy • Kenneth Turan
Urbanism: How We Make Cities, Conversation 2054
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
Christopher Hawthorne • Chris Myers Asch • Geoff Manaugh • Alissa Walker
The Politics of L.A. Spaces: From Architectural Icons to Homelessness and Gentrification, Conversation 2144
Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10
David L. Ulin • Ken Breisch • Sesshu Foster • R. Scott Mitchell
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Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4
Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
L.A. Times Central
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Newstory Stage
Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5
Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by Newstory
School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by Newstory
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
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Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10
YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9
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